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Mangled text on home screens?

Hello, I've got a weird error that I don't even know how to begin tracking down. Not sure if this is an ICS issue, an app issue, or a device (hardware) issue.
Several times now, I get a problem were, after a reboot, all the text on my home screen - names for apps and text within widgets is mangled somehow. Like pixels inverted, or boxed over, etc. (see screenshot)
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The first couple of times this happened, a single reboot made it go away. However with my latest occurrence, I've rebooted several times without a fix.
EDIT: It seems like my data connection may also require examination? Since on the 3rd or 4th reboot I was in my office with a solid WiFi connection (versus previous reboots I was in my car en-route), the problem has now gone away again.
My initial reboot this morning was as a quick-fix attempt at an absent data connection. Guess I'm off to research these "radios" everyone keeps on about...
EDIT 2: Ok, perhaps ignore the above. After a reboot made this go away, it has now come back spontaneously (i.e. just noticed it sitting in the cradle with the error again - no reboot this time.) CRUUUUD.

Are you using a custom Kernel? Some 'Overclock' the GPU to 512MHz, while Stock is 384MHz. Some devices can't handle the increase and cause screen artifacts. Post your Kernel details and I'm sure someone will point you in the direction of another Kernel if this is the case.

Not that I know of - should be all stock, since I haven't rooted or unlocked anything yet (just got the phone a couple of weeks ago).
Thanks for the help.

Stock launcher? Or using nova/apex etc?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Hi,
Another thread...:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646985
Nothing related to GPU overclock...just about this possibility...
Looking in different threads in Q&A/General.
If you are using the stock launcher...I think I saw a topic with this weird issue with the stock launcher...but I can not find it anymore
In any case clear data/cache of your current launcher,reboot and see...If you're on another launcher than stock,reinstall...
I speak only for the launcher issue.

Yep, stock launcher. Thanks for the other thread.
Seems to be at bay now. Will keep an eye on it.

Check this out!

I had a weird thing happen with my signal today. It kept going out, and data just wouldn't work! Although the 3G icon was there nothing would download. Here is a pic of the connection status! Look at the mobile network type!
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bad photoshop is bad

What? I didn't photo shop nothing.

davidstjohn1 said:
What? I didn't photo shop nothing.
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i had this happen to me for like two weeks on and off. After a while it would do this to me while the bars were blue! I tried toggling my data on and off, toggling airplane on and off, rebooting and even calling sprint to have them restart my data. This even followed me from rom to rom. The only way I got rid of it was to download the complete FH05 jellybean tar and odin back to stock jelly bean. I tried to odin to FD02 and except the ota but it followed me there too. Its wierd, and it started after I flashed a certain rom(wont name it cuz i cant be sure it had anything to do with it) and then the rom gave me some probs I wiped and restored my nandroid of cm10 I had before I flashed the mystery rom and thats when it started. And cm10 was working awesome for like three weeks before the mystery rom flash. I mean problems dont just pop up, theyre either there or theyre not.

Well I ended up calling Sprint today to find out what the problem was and they told me it was due to some tower being worked on! Maybe it has to do with the LTE?

I've had that happen to me a couple of times. Mainly its when I had it set to run on GSM/Edge/LTE/HSPA+ mode.
Its just due to the way your phone finds the best tower. It shouldn't hurt your phone, or affect your data in any way. Just switch your roaming profile to home only. It should fix it.
And to the Photoshop guy...
Are you that stupid? Seriously, use your mind. It doesn't look photoshopped. Even if it was, it would be a decent work.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

there's something called mobile transmission. new software, new hardware, expansion cards being added/replaced...
sent from my i9250

[Q] Network Connection Issues

Hi,
I rooted my Desire HD in mid August (with aahk), and haven´t used Moblie Internet since then.
However i have an Mobile Internet flatrate now again and noticed that it is kind of unusable.
I have an Hsdpa connection and full signal strengh (5/5)
The Browser is loading very slowly (for example takes up to 4 minutes to load google.com),
Play store always gives me: "Error: Connection Timeout" and I receive Whatsapp message always days after they were send.
Now the Question, how can i deal with this? (However Wifi works fine) I had have this problem now for an entire Month.
(I checked if it was a problem with the Rom, but somehow it is not)
Roms i have testet since i noticed the problem:
Stock android 2.2.1
Stock android 2.3
Virtuous infinity alpha 3 Sense 4 | 4.0.3
Viruous infinity Beta 1 Sense 4 | 4.0.3
Jelly Time R18
and
ViperDHD v1.1.0 | Sense 4.1 | 4.0.4 (currently)
The Problem excists on all Roms
I can bet that its not poor network service since a friend of mine does have an Samsung galaxy note II in the same network as mine and get´s 600 kb/s download speed over mobile network.
Is it Radio related? If yes which Radio should i get?
(I live in Germany)
Radio is: 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M

Edit build.prop and/or new apn settings? I don't know much about radios.

hukel56 said:
Edit build.prop and/or new apn settings? I don't know much about radios.
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i never changed any build.prop.,should I?
I looked into apn settings and compared them to the ones that my provider recommends, they match...

No its probably radio related then. I can't help you with that
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hukel56 said:
No its probably radio related then. I can't help you with that
- hit my thanks button if i helped you -
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I have found an old screenshot from android 2.3 before i flashed and found out that i had the following radio bevore:
15.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2
im flashing and testing now ...

Did it fix?

hukel56 said:
Did it fix?
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Sorry for late reply, i had a lot to do yesterday and no time for my phone :/
i just ran an speedtest, websites seem to work very well now
Speedtest screenshot:
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That's good!
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GPS Location not working T-Mobile S6 Edge!

******Update******
So I have my replacement phone and my old S6 Edge was messed up! I posted a comment in another thread about slowdown and terrible jank and stuff. This new one I just received is quick. There's some animation issues, but for the most part it's a night and day difference between my old one and this new one. Anyway along with that I used GPS Test app and compared the two. The new one didn't lose "Fix" for over 5 minutes. The old S6 Edge lost it 17 times in 5 minutes.
It appears to have been a hardware issue.
So my GPS is messed up! Anyone else having this issue?
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This is not ideal. The S6 Edge is broken... at least mine is. Sometimes it will work flawlessly for miles, then have a hick up here and there. Other times it's a mess.

vahdyx said:
So my GPS is messed up! Anyone else having this issue?
This is not ideal. The S6 Edge is broken... at least mine is. Sometimes it will work flawlessly for miles, then have a hick up here and there. Other times it's a mess.
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i had to factory reset it in the recovery mode and once the phone was restored it worked fine

lrmdaddy said:
i had to factory reset it in the recovery mode and once the phone was restored it worked fine
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Awesome, I'll give it a try now, but before I do, did you restore the phone or set it up as a new phone?

vahdyx said:
Awesome, I'll give it a try now, but before I do, did you restore the phone or set it up as a new phone?
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i always just start off as a new phone

Factory Reset and Restore along with wiping cache partition. All failed. I'm still not getting GPS.
I called T-Mobile and they sent me a new GS6 Edge NDA. Should be here today, if this is also broken, I'm unfortunately gonna leave the S6. I heavily rely on GPS. It's more important to me than a camera. Yes I'm hinting at the M9 lol, but even then I'm not entirely sure I want that phone either.
Dammit Samsung/T-Mobile
We went through some basic troubleshooting and I am on "high accuracy mode" and location services enabled, etc.
Anyway here's more screenshots on my way to work, first pic shows it not working, it found me for a second when I got to "Pecos" then it found me completely using GPS, then lost me again. The last image is me walking to work. I have a 10 minute walk from where I park in Downtown Denver to work. The entire walk it was searching for GPS. That's the last image.

My co-worker with a S5 introduced me to an App called "GPS Test" and he was able to get 18 GPS sites, I literally have none. So something is definitely wrong with this one. I will go home and test it out again on the new phone and see if there's an improvement.

Have you found any solution to ur gps issue? If you have sorted up, please let us know. My GPS status app also could not find any satellites

Question Poco F3 Overheating

I have had my device for 8 months without issues. Just 5 days ago it started overheating out of nowhere. Temperature can rise from 31 to 47°C between just a minute when I'm on a call. This comes with a huge battery drain during these spikes. Similar thing happens when I'm downloading or doing any network intensive activity. I used to get 7-8hrs SOT now I can barely get 3hrs.
When I switch to Wifi I don't experience this temperature spike and battery drain when I'm downloading stuff.
The heat is at topmost part, around the camera areas.
I have full LTE connectivity
Any help?

I'm on stock and I don't have any apps apart those downloaded from the playstore.

That means you can't help in any way.
Thanks

Never heard of this before. Try setting network mode to lte only. Go to dialpad and enter *#*#4636#*#*. Select phone information 1. Then under "set preferred network type" select lte only. Hope this solves it.
You can also change the sim to slot 2 and see if the issue persists.

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I've done exactly that but still. The attached image shows the power draw when making a call.
I think it's a problem with the modem although I'm not sure. WiFi connection however is totally different, it doesn't spike up temps and battery drainage.

I have the exactly same problem.

What do you think might be the problem?

i have same issue

U have few options
1.root ur phone to a different os other than miui.
2.buy a phone fan cooler.
3.buy and expensive phone like Samsung s22ultra or the likes that have no overheating complains .
4. Wait for 5 years because a specific company is making ssd cooling technology and will implement that in phones in the near future . Then buy these phones.

Frustrated android user indeed .
Thanks for your suggestions

i found out that gallery is making these battery dragining and overheating problems.
SOLUTION: FORCE STOP gallery if your are non rooted user like me and use google photos instead.
BTW: they didnt fixed it with miui 14

I got my F3 ten months, and never experienced this issue.

I would suggest trying the following steps.
1: Go to Developer options.
2: Scroll down to Apps heading
3: Check background Process Limit. By default Standard will be selected.
4: Change it to either Atmost 1 Process at a time OR 2 process at a time.
I cant guarantee that the steps above will solve your problem but it fixed mine.
Try it and let us know if that helped.